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• Date : 14 Aug 2022

Eran Zahavi s second-half strike Vladen Ivics side was able to make it through to the next round of play. After a goalless first half, the Scottish referee John Beaton lost control of the match and issued a questionable red card to Glazer, after which Andre Gray converted a penalty for a 1-0 Aris lead in the 60th minute. With Maccabi Tel Aviv reduced to 10-men, Ivic inserted Zahavi as the striker looked to lift some of the pressure off of the visitors with a goal, and thats exactly what he did less than 10 minutes after entering the fray. Gaby Kanichowsky gave Zahavi a brilliant ball which freed up No. 7 to go in all alone on the keeper to draw Maccabi even at 1-1. Chiek Doukoure scored in the 81st minute to give Aris a one-goal lead once again and close the aggregate gap to 2-1. But Ivics squad was able to hold on over the final minutes to punch its ticket to the playoff round, where French outfit Nice which drew 1-1 with Toulouse in their local Ligue 1 opener will be waiting. After the win, Zahavi gave his assessment of the contest. Its really great, said the Israeli star. Its also great because this was so tough. These games bring a team together and it shows our character that we can handle these types of difficult situations. Zahavi also looked ahead to the very tough playoff round tie against French side Nice. The atmosphere at Bloomfield Stadium against Nice has to be even better. Tel Aviv defender Enric Saborit also spoke about the two-legged tie. Were happy that we were able to advance to the playoff round. This was a very tough game in a difficult stadium with a terrific atmosphere, but our fans really helped us out as well. We did a good job at Bloomfield and that gave us the advantage we needed to get by Aris. We worked on playing these types of games throughout training camp and I believe that we have a strong team that can play in these matches. Hapoel Beersheba's game At the Netanya Stadium, meanwhile, Hapoel Beersheba dominated Lugano 3-1 in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League third-round qualifying matchup. The Southern Reds took the two-legged tie 5-1 to advance to the playoff round, where they will meet Craiova for the right to play in the group stages of the competition. Elyaniv Bardas squad came out a tad slow in the first half, but picked up the pace after keeper Omri Glazer saved Jonathan Sabbatinis 42nd-minute penalty. Beersheba then scored three second-half goals to secure the impressive victory. Hapoel Beer Sheva Head coach Elyaniv Barda during the final of the State Cup between Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Haifa at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, May 24, 2022. (credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90) Next up will be a date with Universitatea Craiova, which easily disposed of Zorya Luhansk 3-0 in the second leg of their tie to take the match 3-1 on aggregate. Ironically the Ukrainian side is coached by former Maccabi Tel Aviv bench boss Patrick van Leeuwen, who is assisted by one-time Maccabi Netanya coach Raymond Atteveld. The playoff round gets under way next Thursday night in Romania, while the second leg will be played at Turner Stadium in Beersheba. After a goalless first half thanks to a big penalty stop by Omri Glazer, Bardas squad poured on the offense as Miguel Vitor headed home a Ramzi Safouri corner kick to give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute. A quarter-hour later, Vitor was once involved in the scoring as he was tangled up with Albian Hajdari, who accidentally knocked the ball into his own goal to give Beersheba a 2-0 advantage. Ousmane Doumbia pulled the visitors to within one goal on a penalty, but Rotem Hatual slotted home the Southern Reds third goal to wrap up the two matches with a 5-1 aggregate victory to move into the playoff round. Beershebas captain and the man of the match, Vitor, reflected on the win. Our main goal was to advance. We spoke about this before the match as to how we cant blow the chance to move on. We didnt play well and its just the start of the season, but we will improve. Beitar Jerusalem drops the ball Meanwhile, Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 in an entertaining matchup at Bloomfield Stadium. Beitar scored a pair of second-half goals via Shlomi Azoulay corners that Kayes Ganem and Alen Ozbolt, respectively, headed behind keeper Netanel Deloya. Yarden Shua pulled back a late goal for Jerusalem in the 95th minute, but it was too little, too late, to find a way to take a point. Yossi Abukasiss Beitar entered its first game of the season after a whirlwind week that saw former Bnei Yehuda owner Abramov take over the reins from Moshe Hogeg in the capital city. The yellow-and-black looked strong over the first half of the game, but ran out of gas in the second half when it gave up the pair of goals on set-pieces. We are a team that wants to score and we were able to create a tremendous amount of chances, Hapoel coach Kobi Refuah said. There was only one team on the pitch and the goal we gave up was unnecessary, but all in all this was a good game for us. Over the past couple of months we trained with a lot of uncertainty due to the ownership situation, Abukasis noted. The players deserve a lot of credit for working hard despite not knowing if their contracts would even be valid. We didnt prepare that well and this was our first game, but the club was able to stay in the league thanks to Barak Abramov and I believe everything will be just fine. Toto cup Elsewhere, Hapoel Hadera downed Hapoel Haifa 3-1 as Saar Fadida, Samy Bourard and Tomer Machluf scored for Asaf Nimnis side while Hanan Maman was only able to pull back a lone goal for Nir Klingers squad. Also, Ironi Kiryat Shmona slipped by Bnei Reineh 2-1 as Roie Kehat starred with a pair of assists for the northerners in the win. Finally, Hapoel Jerusalem blanked Sektzia Nes Ziona 2-0. Newcomer Nadav Nidam on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv helped the capital city Reds with a pair of brilliant through-balls that led to tallies from William Togui and Guy Badash to hand Ziv Aries squad the victory. Tags